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From: Steven Faulkner
Date: Jun 14, 2007 8:50AM

The Web Accessibility Toolbar 2.0 beta is now available.
[http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html]

Feedback welcome.

Whats new version 2.0

Compatible with IE 7 and Vista
All functions (except third party) no longer rely upon external scripts.
Most functions now work when javascript is disabled
Most functions (where applicable) work across frames & iframes
HTML validator - checks files from a local server or folder.

New functionality:

log window: when the log text box is opened, any messages that a
function provides are written to the log window (instead of an alert
box). Text can also be entered into the log text box. this info can be
saved to a text file.
Open in Firefox and opera buttons: opens the current page in firefox
or Opera (if installed)
HTML validation quick check: returns summary check results from the
W3C validator.
frames list: provides access to any framed documents
generated source highlighter: generated source views with elements highlighted.
Focus highlighter
Functional Accessibility Evaluator
plus others and upgrades to existing functions



--
with regards

Steve Faulkner
Technical Director - TPG Europe
Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium

www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org